macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install terraform-lsplocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install terraform-lsp with Homebrew, Nix
Language Server Protocol for Terraform. Version 0.0.12 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#terraform-lspnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/terraform-lsp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Language Server Protocol for Terraform
Project links
Commands and aliases
- terraform-lsp
history
Project history and usage
terraform-lsp is an experimental Terraform Language Server Protocol implementation packaged as a command-line editor integration tool.
Project history
The project repository was created in May 2019 and describes itself as a Language Server Protocol implementation for Terraform. Its README explicitly places it beside HashiCorp's terraform-ls, saying the two Terraform LSP repositories existed concurrently, with this repository focused on more experimental features while terraform-ls targeted stability.
The project shipped early 0.0.x releases in 2019 and reached Homebrew stable version 0.0.12. Its README lists editor support for Visual Studio Code, Atom, Vim, Sublime Text 3, IntelliJ, and Emacs, showing the project was aimed at the cross-editor LSP ecosystem rather than a single IDE plugin.
Adoption history
Adoption appears to have been concentrated among Terraform users who wanted completion and diagnostics in editors before or alongside the more stable HashiCorp terraform-ls path. Homebrew and Nix packaging made the binary easy to install for package-manager users, but current Homebrew analytics show low recent install volume, consistent with a niche or legacy role.
How it is used
The README describes Terraform-specific completion, provider configuration completion, dynamic error checking, module variable completion, and provider-binary communication. Users install the binary and configure their editor's LSP client to launch terraform-lsp.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, terraform-lsp is mostly interesting as an early Terraform LSP formula: a small Go binary distributed through Homebrew and Nix for editor automation, later living in the shadow of the more official terraform-ls ecosystem.
Timeline
- 2019: GitHub repository created and v0.0.1 released.
- 2021: v0.0.12 published, the version currently packaged by Homebrew.
- 2026: Homebrew formula remains available, with low recent install counts.
Related projects
- terraform-ls is the HashiCorp Terraform language server named by the terraform-lsp README as the stable counterpart.
- tfschema is credited by the README as an influence for provider communication.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
terraform-lsp | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.0.12
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/juliosueiras/terraform-lsp
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/juliosueiras/terraform-lspnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:terraform-lsp |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/terraform-lsp |
| Homepage | https://github.com/juliosueiras/terraform-lsp |
| Repository | https://github.com/juliosueiras/terraform-lsp |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/juliosueiras/terraform-lsp#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/juliosueiras/terraform-lsp.git |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | terraform-lsp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
terraform-lsp
nix profile install nixpkgs#terraform-lsp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Terraform Lsp
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment